Charges Dismissed Against Collin County District Clerks

It should be noted that all cases were dismissed “without prejudice.” This means that the charges could be re-brought against the District Clerks, or other charges can be brought against them as well. If a case is dismissed “with prejudice,” no charges can be refiled.

“I made the decision not to pursue the original charges that the original prosecutors brought,” he said. “That does not mean I won’t pursue charges that I might want to bring instead, but right now, it’s just one decision — that I do not intend to pursue the original charges that the prosecutors were pursuing.”

The crux of the cases against the clerks is that they were falsifying time records (“blue book time”) which may or may not have been in order to campaign for the election of the next potential District Clerk.

It appears that “Indictment Fest 2010” is beginning to come to a close. Just one major political case left, the charges against Judge Suzanne Wooten. That “bribery” case, and I use that term quite loosely, is set for June 20, 2011.